Thus Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, because of what God had prepared for the people, for it was done suddenly. – 2 Chronicles 29:36, Amplified Bible (AMP) Sometimes we marry ourselves to the idea that when God changes our character or our circumstances, He always does so slowly. No doubt, there are plenty of… Continue reading The times they are a-changin’.
Category: Christlikeness
God greatly desires to fill up our treasure houses.
And there shall be stability in your times, an abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; the reverent fear and worship of the Lord is your treasure and His. – Isaiah 33:6, Amplified Bible (AMP) When I was a teenager I LOVED reading J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy. I have… Continue reading God greatly desires to fill up our treasure houses.
When it’s time to switch to the one-handed backhand, will you?
Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed. – Proverbs 16:3, Amplified Bible (AMP) Pete Sampras was a competitive junior tennis player until, at the age of 14, his coach… Continue reading When it’s time to switch to the one-handed backhand, will you?
Are you burning incense to the brazen serpent?
He removed the high places, broke the images, cut down the Asherim, and broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until then the Israelites had burned incense to it; but he called it Nehushtan [a bronze trifle]. – 2 Kings 18:4, Amplified Bible (AMP) In 2 Kings 18, King Hezekiah instituted… Continue reading Are you burning incense to the brazen serpent?
The broom of destruction.
I will also make it a possession of the hedgehog and porcupine, and of marshes and pools of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction, says the Lord of hosts. – Isaiah 14:23, Amplified Bible (AMP) Confession: no one in my household likes to clean. But, when things get so bad that we can’t stand it… Continue reading The broom of destruction.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend…
Open rebuke is better than love that is hidden. Faithful are the wounds of a friend… – Proverbs 27:5, 6a In 1 Kings 20, God used wicked King Ahab to punish the equally idolatrous King Ben-hadad of Syria. The Lord intended for Ahab to destroy Ben-hadad, but in verses 32-33 we find Ahab sparing Ben-hadad’s… Continue reading Faithful are the wounds of a friend…
A message from America’s first president.
Uprightness and right standing with God (moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation) elevate a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. – Proverbs 14:34, Amplified Bible (AMP) Of all the quotes from George Washington’s Farewell Address to the people of the United States of America, few have been more cited… Continue reading A message from America’s first president.
Be sure to twist your wrist when you cast the net.
If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct. – Ecclesiastes 10:10, KJV Some years ago on a trip to the beach, my mother-in-law showed me how to cast a shrimp net. For the next several years, I had… Continue reading Be sure to twist your wrist when you cast the net.
Ridiculing Christians is nothing new.
When Jehu came out to the servants of his master, one said to him, Is all well? Why did this mad fellow come to you?… – 2 Kings 9:11, Amplified Bible (AMP) As wise Solomon once wrote, “There is nothing new under the sun.” For example, there are few weapons more precious to the opponents… Continue reading Ridiculing Christians is nothing new.
Why do I have to take math classes?
…to discriminate and distinguish between what is morally good and noble and what is evil and contrary either to divine or human law. – Hebrews 5:14b, Amplified Bible (AMP) In a recent Sunday School class, our teacher asked a very simple question: “What is the purpose of education?” Several in the class answered the question,… Continue reading Why do I have to take math classes?